"Paul Andrews" wrote in message
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I have a close-coupled toilet. The cistern naturally enough sits on the
toilet but has no screw holes for attachment to the wall. Should it be
left
sitting or should something like silicon be applied to the rear surface to
form a bond with the wall? or... ?

Thanks,

Paul

It's not a Madrid suite from Been & Queued is it? I have just installed one
of these for someone and the cistern did not have any holes to fix it to the
wall. I have never seen a cistern before without these holes, and I have
installed/repaired 100's. I rang B & Q as I thought it might be a faulty
one to be told by the 'bathroom consultant' that "On the budget suites there
aren't any holes, you stick it to the wall with silicon". I asked how it
would be removed if needed i.e. doughnut washer change, or if it leaked
after installation etc. to which he replied "I've never thought of that". I
also pointed out that on the 'budget' suites you were actually getting more
porcelain for you money, i.e. no holes, but that went straight over his
head!

I needed some fixing holes so decided to drill it, even with good quality
tile drills and masonry bits two 8mm holes took nearly 2 hours! I have
never drilled anything as hard as that before in my life! You could try
this but go VERY SLOWLY and keep allowing the drills to cool down. If you
can get the surface you are drilling somewhat horizontally level you could
put a ring of putty around the drill site and put some oil (or water) in
there to help the cutting and cooling process

John